HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Back to search

Homework

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk

Definitions

  1. Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
  2. Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on one's own.
  3. Any work that is done at home; housework.
  4. Sexual intercourse.
  5. Tasks assigned by a dominant for a submissive to perform when they are physically away from their dominant or otherwise free.

Equivalents

43 more languages
Azərbaycan diliev tapşırığı
Българскидомашна работа
བོད་སྐད།ནང་སྦྱོང
Catalàdeures
Esperantohejmtasko
Galegodeberes
हिन्दीगृहकार्य
Bahasa Indonesiapekerjaan rumah
Íslenskaheimavinna
日本語宿題課題
한국어숙제
Latinapensum
Te Reo Māorimahi kāinga
Македонскидомашна работа
Bahasa Melayukerja rumah
မြန်မာအိမ်စာ
Românătemă
ئۇيغۇرچەتاپشۇرۇق
اردوسبق
Tiếng Việtbài tập

Examples

You must do your homework before you can watch television.”
They will also be doing a few preparation homeworks for the practical CA during this time so it won't all be Unit1 focussed.”
Even 15-year-olds do no more than 30 minutes' homework a night.”
And I'm sympathetic to teachers who feel that they have enough to worry about, without adding A.I.-generated homework to the mix.”
Under the proposals, an assurance is given that GBR (in the words of the plan) will not be marking its own homework.”
The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture.”
Since the whole world is watching this launch, they probably should've done some homework on their talking points.”
Four years after her first sexual health book came out, Dr. Lori Brotto is giving her readers a little bit of homework for the bedroom.”
“I didn't even know who he was until I did my homework and realised he was a premier footballer for Bayern.”
Nigeria had done their homework and were well organised. Halimatu Ayinde was exceptional in her marking of James, who had scored twice and provided three assists as she ran the show against China.”
Hatch perceived homework to be one toolalong with various workfare schemes and private sector training programsthat would take women off welfare and make poor women "independent."”
“My wife and I want a kid, and we do plenty of homework, but goddamn it, Dutch, I just can't connect.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Homework used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free